877-936-1170

They call my office frequently saying they are Verizon and this is a Verizon Service Alert. They say to call this number back and reference a 10 digit code, which is my office phone number. But what's strange is that the caller ID says it's from Newark NJ with a number of 973-718-5274.

I received a similar message as Kathy. The automated voice even sounded like Verizon. Bill was recently paid so it's gotta be a scam. The caller ID was 443-602-9509 and you are asked to call the 877 #, and reference your 10 digit mobile phone #. If the message was really "urgent", you should get a message about what it's about if the caller was legit I would think. Could be a ploy to steal your identity or sucker you into thinking you owe money that you don't owe.

one of my salespeople said they got an automated voicemail from verizon to call them at (877) 936-1170 because the account was past due in the amount of $124.00.

The line is Sprint. I called Sprint and they said the account was up to date and that it had to have been a fraudulent call.

**Beware this phone number and call your own contact number to verify account status. **

Keep receiving an automated call from 412-888-0577, claiming thy are Verizon and to call 877-936-1170 for an Urgent Matter.  We called one time, and its clearly a scam, as we have Comcast phone service.
Btw, I work for a local government.  We told them , but they still keep calling.

tell me to call 877-936-1170

These fools call my office number all the time as well, I'm on a military base lol.  I have no idea what carrier they use here but I'm pretty sure they pay the phone bill lololol.  These scam artists are about to get a nice surprise once I report this:p

Anybody know of a law enforcement agency we can report this to?

Here are two pages of links to (mostly government) sites in Canada and the USA were you can report phone scams, or learn more about them.

First, look elsewhere on this site for an Article, entitled "Where to Report Phone Crime".  (It may appear in the column to your right).

For a more frequently updated list of complaint sites, with links to government web pages, look here:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/complaint_sites.html

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Everyday I receive a call with a voice mail message saying they are Verizon.  The tell me to call 877-936-1170 with a reference number that is my phone line (we are a business).  I called back and spoke with a rep.  They spent a long time finding my "reference number."  I told them we are not a Verizon customer,  they said they are not Verizon. I asked who they are and they said MCI.  We are not a customer of MCI either.  I interrupted her and said to remove me from their call list.  She started to tell me I have to call another number.  I told her no, just remove me from the call list.  I don't have time at work for these unwanted calls.  This is a scam!

Just keep calling. Don't leave a message. I tried to call it back and nothing happens

Ftc ... you can go on the website and report scam attempt

Have received a call for three days in a row telling me it's Verizon with an urgent matter and to call 877-936-1170 with the reference # which is my work number. If it was really Verizon, they would call me on my cell which is through Verizon. Scam

Said they were verizon